Tag Archives: Shark River Hills

The Shark River Cleanup Coalition, along with some residents of Shark River Hills in Neptune, will hold a Rally for the River regarding the South Riverside Drive Flood Remediation Project Sun., Aug. 13. The rally will start with a march that starts at the bottom of Snake Hill. Marchers will gather at the bottom of […]

By DON STINE Some Neptune residents living near South Riverside Drive in the Shark River Hills section of Neptune may get what they have been asking for- a living shoreline along the Shark River instead of bulkheads. An “armored dune” concept was presented to more than 100 people during a special meeting at the […]

By DON STINE Motorists using the East End Avenue Bridge, crossing the western end of the Shark River between Neptune City and Neptune, should brace for the bridge to be closed for eight months beginning this October. The bridge, also known as County Bridge M17, crosses the upper (western) section of the Shark River […]

This week the Shark River Cleanup Coalition’s horseshoe crab tagging program resumes. Tagging sessions are set for Thurs., June 8 at 7 p.m. and Fri., June 9 at 7:30 p.m. Those who would like to participate are asked to meet at the Belmar Marina parking lot by the L Street beach to receive tagging […]

By DON STINE An ordinance putting funding in place for a $1.2 million project to install a bulkhead along sections of the Shark River in the Shark River Hills area was tabled by the Neptune Township Committee this week. The ordinance would have approved accepting an $835,529 Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to pay […]

By DON STINE A proposed $1.2 million project to install a bulkhead along sections of the Shark River in the Shark River Hills area brought concerned residents out to this week’s Neptune Township Committee meeting. Residents, including members of the Shark River Cleanup Coalition, said a bulkhead along S. Riverside Drive will change the […]

By DON STINE Scott Nokes, a Neptune Marine veteran, who served in Afghanistan, arrived home unscathed from battle but when he got home he would find that he his biggest battle was still ahead of him. Nokes, 25, is believed to have contracted an illness during his two tours in Afghanistan that didn’t hit […]

A source of bacterial contamination that has been infiltrating the Shark River for years, resulting in a high level of e. coli at various spots, including near Memorial Park beach in Neptune City, has now been tracked down and repaired. After a grassroots movement initiated by the Shark River Cleanup Coalition two leaking municipal […]

Robert T. Carroll, 64, of Shark River Hills, Neptune died at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune Saturday, Feb 4th, after a long battle with cancer. The eldest son of Robert F. and Doris Carroll, Robert spent his early years in Freehold, NJ. In 1962, his family relocated to Asbury Park, where he […]

Neptune is hoping to acquire a vacant 2.86-acre tract along S. Riverside Drive in the Shark River Hills section of the township across from the Shark River, using a state Green Acres grant. This week the Township Committee approved submitting an application to the state to help fund purchasing the $1.280 million tract. The […]